Washington, DC Events - Weekend Picks

See a guide to Washington, DC events, featuring the top festivals, concerts, theater productions, family-friendly events and more. This event guide runs every Friday with suggestions of the best things to do during the upcoming weekend.

• Redskins Training Camp - Through August 8, 2009. Redskins Park, Ashburn, Virginia. Fans are invited to watch the Washington Redskins gear up for the season. Fan Appreciation Day is August 8.
  
  
• Irish Festival - August 8, 2009, noon-7 p.m. Waterfront Park, 1A Prince St. , Alexandria, VA. Entertainment features Brook Yoder; Pat Garvey; the Culkin School of Dance; Pat Carroll; the Flying Cows of Ventry; the O’Neill-James School of Dance; The City of Alexandria Pipes and Drums and more. Exhibits will highlight traditional arts, crafts, jewelry, paintings and souvenirs.
  
  
• Virginia Sales Tax Holiday - August 7-9, 2009. Save 5 percent on purchases of school supplies costing $20 or less per item, or clothing and footwear priced at $100 or less. The sales tax exemption applies to each eligible item, regardless of how many items you purchase at the same time.
  
  
• Annual Ecuadorian Festival - August 9, 2009. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Barcroft Park, 4200 S. Four Mile Run Dr. Arlington, VA (571) 277-6209. The Festival is presented by Confraternidad Cultural Ecuatoriana, and features traditional music and dance, food and crafts.
  
  
• Howard County Fair - August 8 – 15, 2009. Howard County Fairgrounds, 2210 Fairgrounds Rd. W., Friendship, Maryland. (410) 442-1022. Carnival rides, live music, farm animals, food.
  
  
• Midnight Madness at the Landmark E Street Cinema Fridays and Saturdays, through August 14, 2009. Special shows will run at midnight. August 7-8 -The Dark Crystal and August 14-15 -The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
  
  
• Legg Mason Tennis Classic - Through August 9, 2009. William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Center. The annual men’s tennis tournament is held in Rock Creek Park in Washington, DC.

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